A cinema hall screening Bollywood films has been attacked and robbed by a gang of 50 people.

The incident took place at Prabhat Talkies, in the Washim district of Maharashtra in western India.

"Most of the gang members had their faces covered and were equipped with deadly arms. They forcibly restrained the cinema staff present at that time in the office room and while looting the theatre," a source revealed.

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"The gang uprooted and looted chairs from the theatre, the digital projectors, servers, sound system and other costly equipment.

"Besides the equipment and chairs, they stole other materials like coolers and generators in tractors brought by them."

The attack is reported to have taken place over a period of five hours, only ending when the theatre manager was able to escape and report it to the police.

The incident is currently under investigation, with some of the stolen material from the cinema already recovered.